harlequin

  • 121harlequin ichthyosis — i. fetalis …

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  • 122harlequin sign — reddening of the lower half of the laterally recumbent body and blanching of the upper half, due to temporary vasomotor disturbance in newborn infants …

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  • 123harlequin snake — coral s …

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  • 124harlequin bug — har′lequin bug n. ent a black stink bug, Murgantia histrionica, with red and yellow markings, that is a pest of cabbages and related plants …

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  • 125harlequin duck — /halɛkwən ˈdʌk/ (say hahlekwuhn duk) noun a small North American diving duck, Histrionicus histrionicus, in which the male is bluish grey, marked with black, white, and chestnut …

  • 126harlequin opal — noun a reddish opal with small patches of brilliant color • Hypernyms: ↑opal * * * noun : an opal with small angular patches of brilliant color on a reddish ground * * * a variety of opal having patches of various colors. [1870 75] …

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  • 127harlequin-snake — noun any of several venomous New World snakes brilliantly banded in red and black and either yellow or white; widely distributed in South America and Central America • Syn: ↑coral snake, ↑New World coral snake • Hypernyms: ↑elapid, ↑elapid snake… …

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  • 128harlequin beetle — noun : a very large tropical American longicorn beetle (Acrocinus longimanus) having very long legs and antennae and intricately patterned red, black, and gray wing covers …

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